Press RoomPhoenix Art Museum hosts Amplified Vol. 4; Black Cloud installation featuring thousands of moths, butterflies by Carlos Amorales returns
Phoenix Art Museum hosts Amplified Vol. 4; Black Cloud installation featuring thousands of moths, butterflies by Carlos Amorales returns
Dec, 19, 2024
Phoenix Art Museum hosts Amplified Vol. 4; Black Cloud installation featuring thousands of moths, butterflies by Carlos Amorales returns
PHOENIX (December 19, 2024) – In January, Phoenix Art Museum will host First Friday on January 3, activated by a performance by DJ J-M Lee, art programming, and specialty food and drink experiences. PhxArt Amplified Vol. 4 returns, an all-day, all-ages art+music festival headlined by retro pop, Bolerglam band Daniel, Me Estás Matando. The event will also feature an extensive line-up of musical, visual, and performance artists from across Arizona, in addition to food trucks and specialty beverages. Tickets are on sale now, with $10 off through December 22, 2024 with code AMP10.
Installation Carlos Amorales: Black Cloud will open to the public this coming month. Due to popularity, Larry Bell: Improvisationshas been extended and will now close to the public on January 19. Additional programming includes a film screening, Storytime, the launch of a new family friendly Create Playdate series, and more.
FEATURED FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm Voluntary-donation general admission $10 off Memberships when purchased on-site
SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $7 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members and Maricopa County Community College students*
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix. The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC3@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.
The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC3@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.
Military Discount Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy discounted admission to PhxArt throughout the year. Qualified members must show a valid ID on-site to receive $5 off general admission tickets.
FEATURED EVENTS
FLASH SALE: PhxArt Amplified Vol. 4 January 25 | 10 am – 10 pm $50 General Public | $40 PhxArt Members | $20 Youth (6-17) | FREE Under 6* PhxArt Amplified is an all-day, all-ages art+music festival at Phoenix Art Museum. This year’s Amplified is headlined by retro pop, Bolerglam band Daniel, Me Estás Matando. The event will also feature an extensive line-up of musical, visual, and performance artists from across Arizona, in addition to food trucks and specialty beverages. PhxArt Amplified is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council. Tickets are on sale here,with flash-sale pricing valid through December 22, 2024 with code AMP10.*
PhxArt Amplified Vol. 4 is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council. In-kind support provided by Best Life Presents, Ranch House Media, La Campesina 101.9 FM, Zia Records, CALA Alliance, Wren House Brewing Co., and Visit Phoenix.
First Friday January 3 | 5 – 8 pm Voluntary-donation general admission SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $7 for Adults | $5 for Youth (6-17) First Fridays at PhxArt are back, activated by free general admission, live music, art programming, and specialty food and drink experiences, including:
In-gallery sketching with Aileen Martinez (@look.see.draw)
Bilingual Docent Tours
Specialty food and beverage experiences with ARTenders and Harlem Coffee (@drinkharlem)
$10 off any Membership (on-site offer only)
First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS and Lexus.
KIDS // Create Playdate January 4, 11, 28, 25 | 10 am – 2 pm Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public Experience the newest family friendly art-making program at PhxArt, Create Playdate. Create Playdate offers young artists a hands-on experience during their visit through our mobile, in-gallery art cart. Each week’s Create Playdate offers a fresh, fun theme inspired by an artwork on view and features an art activity at the Museum and kids projects to extend the fun at home. Create Playdate is offered every Saturday between 10 am – 2 pm and is included in general admission, with no advanced registration required. For more information, click here.
Create Playdate is made possible by First Things First, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.
LEARN // The Collection: Dutch Art Expanded + FOCUS on European Art Lecture January 30 | 7 pm Free for Membersand the general public The Collection: Dutch Art Expanded pairs landscape, portraiture, interior, and still life paintings with prints and decorative art objects from the collection of Phoenix Art Museum. Alongside historical works from the Dutch Baroque period, the installation features paintings by Arizona-based artists Rachel Bess and Alanna Airitam, whose practices are inspired by hidden histories and aesthetic concerns associated with the 17th-century movement. Hear from Airitam and Bess, in conversation with Virginia Treanor, Senior Curator at the National Museum for Women in the Arts during this special installation opening. More information available soon at phxart.org.
This event is hosted in partnership with FOCUS on European Art, a membership-based 501(c)(3) support organization that promotes education in the arts, with special emphasis on European art and art history.
OPENING SOON Carlos Amorales: Black Cloud January 17, 2025 – ongoing Carlos Amorales has described Black Cloud as his way of saying goodbye to his grandmother, offering an intensely personal origin for an artwork that inspires a universal sense of wonder in each of us. Made up of 25,000 black paper moths and butterflies of 30 different species, the installation forms a surreal yet sublime gathering of insects delicately poised in sculptural formations.
Carlos Amorales: Black Cloud is on loan from the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.
NOW OPEN Richard Avedon: Among Creatives Through May 25, 2025 Featuring more than 50 works from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP), Richard Avedon: Among Creatives presents the work of legendary American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004), highlighting his distinctive photographic portraits of fellow artists, actors, writers, and more, in addition to his contributions to fashion photography. Born in New York and with an early interest in photography, Avedon first gained prominence as a fashion photographer by working for Harper’s Bazaar magazine. As the scope of his career broadened, he trained his lens on many of the most influential figures of his time, among them fellow creative people from the fields of art, music, literature, film, and design. Featured portraits also reflect Avedon grappling with his own fame, morality, and legacy.
Richard Avedon: Among Creatives is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography, and is drawn from the larger traveling exhibition, Richard Avedon: Relationships, curated by Rebecca Senf, PhD, Chief Curator at the Center for Creative Photography. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation, with additional significant support provided by Joan Cremin.
The Collection: Keith Haring Through July 20, 2025 In 1986, artist and activist Keith Haring, widely recognized for his Pop art featuring energetic lines, collaborated with Phoenix Art Museum. Haring, who was then at the height of his career, designed marketing materials for the 1986 exhibition American Art of the 1980s. That same year, he led a mural workshop for the Phoenix community, in conjunction with another exhibition, Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, that featured one of his untitled works. The Collection: Keith Haring celebrates the impactful relationship between Haring and the Museum during this vibrant period. Featured works include prints and sculptural work by the artist, archival materials documenting his visits, and bespoke marketing materials Haring created for the Museum in the 1980s.
The Collection: Keith Haring is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary and Community Art Initiatives, with Aspen Reynolds, Archivist, and Charlotte Quinney, Interpretation Manager. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.
The Collection: Dutch Art Expanded Ongoing The Collection: Dutch Art Expanded pairs landscape, portraiture, interior, and still life paintings with prints and decorative art objects from the collection of Phoenix Art Museum. Alongside historical works from the Dutch Baroque period, the installation features paintings by Arizona-based artists Rachel Bess and Alanna Airitam, whose practices are inspired by hidden histories and aesthetic concerns associated with the 17th century movement. In her Phoenix studio, Bess creates a sense of romantic drama through her intimate portraits and still life vanitas paintings reminiscent of Dutch artists. In photography, Airitam celebrates Black beauty and through her Golden Age series (2017) centers Black men and women in the narrative of the Dutch Renaissance. In placing these contemporary works in conversation with artworks from the era, Dutch Art Expanded offers fresh perspectives and challenges preconceived notions on the formerly so-called “Golden Age.”
The Collection: Dutch Art Expanded is organized by the Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections, with Destiny Montoya, Association of Art Museum Directors Curatorial Intern. The Collection: Dutch Art Expanded is made possible through the generosity of FOCUS on European Art and an anonymous donor. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.
CLOSING SOON Larry Bell: Improvisations Closing January 19, 2025 Showcasing glass sculptures and collage works by one of the most influential artists to emerge from the Light and Space movement.
Larry Bell: Improvisations is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, associate curator of collections at Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of Lee and Mike Cohn and Meredith and Charles von Arentschildt. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.
KIDS // Storytime January 2 | 10:30 am Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public Advance registration recommended. For more information, click here.
Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs, Legacy Traditional Schools, and First Things First.
FILM // Now Showing: Singin’ in the Rain January 15 | 6 pm Free for Members | $8 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Tickets are available for reservation here.
Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.
About Phoenix Art Museum Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, an art+music festival, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.
